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Baseball player
Ángel Castro Pacheco (20 April 1917 – 10 January 1983) was a Mexican professional baseball first baseman . Castro spent twenty seasons playing in the Mexican League from 1938 to 1957. Castro was inducted into the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 1964. Nicknamed, "el bateador elegante" (the elegant hitter), Castro is considered as one of the first Mexican baseball stars alongside Héctor Espino .[1] [2]
Castro was born on 20 April 1917 in Empalme , Sonora .[3] Mexican League in 1938 with the Alijadores de Tampico and won the Rookie of the Year Award.[4] [5] [6]
In 1940, Castro was traded to the Azules de Veracruz and in 1941, he returned to Tampico. Castro was part of the Tampico team that won the 1945 and 1946 Mexican League championship, under manager Armando Marsans .[1]
In 1948, Castro was signed again by the Veracruz. 1951 was Castro's best season, he won the triple crown, compiling a batting average of .357, 22 home runs and 79 RBIs.[7] [8]
Castro later played for the Tuneros de San Luis Potosí , Diablos Rojos del México , Sultanes de Monterrey , Tigres de México , Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo and Rojos del Águila de Veracruz . He retired after the 1957 season.[6]
In 1964, Castro was elected to the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame .[2] [6]
Castro spent his last years working for the Mexican Social Security Institute in Tampico. He died on 10 January 1983 in Tampico, aged 65.[1] [7]
References [ edit ]
^ "Un 20 de abril pero de 1917 nace Ángel Castro" . Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "Quién es quién 2023" (PDF) . Liga Mexicana de Beisbol. p. 536. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ Rivera, Héctor (16 July 2023). "Ángel Castro el bateador elegante" . El Sol de Tampico (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 March 2024 .
^ a b c "Inmortales 39-71" . Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ a b "Un 10 de enero pero de 1983 muere Ángel Castro" . Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Mexicano (in Spanish). 10 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
^ "Castro resultó campeón bateador en la Liga Mexicana (1951)" . Historia de Hermosillo (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2023 .
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